Wind Threat returns to Manitoba, calmer and seasonal weather will continue for the week ahead.

 Hello everyone welcome back to another addition of Southern Manitoba’s weather updates got some interesting weather along the way, including a significant wind event happening on the day Saturday as well as some information about some incredibly warm weather coming in for the latter half of the week next week. We’ll have some details on that. Our current upper pattern is driven by a strong, westerly flow and a component of occasional southerly flow.

This blog will be brief but informative southern sections of Manitoba on the day Saturday can expect to see a very mild air mass, temperatures are looking to soar into the low to mid teens, there will be a increased risk for wind gusts up to 100 kilometers an hour in southwestern Manitoba including areas of the escarpments into dauphin regions. The strong area of low pressure will likely develop over the prairies and it has already caused chaos in Western prairie provinces with extreme wind gusts. This area of low pressure will bring a swath of showers into southern sections in Manitoba during the afternoon and evening. Justin is already given details on where the strongest wins will happen however I encourage everyone to tie up their loose items and trampolines if you live in southeastern Manitoba the wind threat will not be as significant as in Western Manitoba with gusts up to 70km/h. A wind warning criteria has been met in western Manitoba so expect wind gusts over 90 kilometers an hour in that region. Winds will likely calm down during the overnight hours temperatures are likely to drop again into the single digits which is considered normal for this time of year. 

A warmer temperature pattern will persist this weekend, with temperatures in the teens and the lower single digits for lows. Sunny skies will persist into the week as well. Temperatures are likely to rebound by mid week into the end of the week with highs in the teens to low 20's. Overall a good week ahead with minimal precipitation.